Mothproofing detergent composition



PatentedDec. 26, ess 2 134 951.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE nornmoornvc lt gl tonnr ooMrosrv i Hermann Stiitter, Leverkusen I. G. Werk, and

Theodor Hermann, Frankfort-on-the-Main- Hochst, Germany, assignors to Winthrop Chemical Company, Inc., New York, N. Y.,' a corporation of New York 3 Claims. (01.87-5) The present invention relates to new water- Example 2 zzis soss assg assistants? 80 mm or proofing agents having an ammty for w 001, said in the form of its sodium salt and 20 parts of 5 soaps being suitable for cleaning and rendering. dichloro-sallcylic acid are intimately mixed. 5

mothproof wool feathers, hair and the like in Wool treated ina solution of 0 parts of such Y one and the same procesa a soap in 1000 parts of water is cleaned. and

We mean by acid washing agents, the alkyl' rendered mothmoof in this esters of sulfurized castor oil or sulfurized oleic a Example 3 acid or oleyl-methyl-amino-methane sul-fonic acid or oleyl-hydroxy-ethane-sulfonic acid '(so-' dium salt) or similar washing agents resistant to acidreaction. We mean by organic mothproofing agents having affinity for W001 the salts of quaternary phosphonium bases such as triphenyl dichloro benzyl-phosphonium chloride aromatic hydroxy-carboxylic acids or their halogenated substitution compounds, and aryl-sulang the process may be vane; witfun wide limits famides, in which hydrogen atoms connected to according to requirements I W of course the nitrogen atom of flue mm group can be understood that when the new process is applied replaced alkyl or aryl radica1s I to fur, care must be taken not to attack the skin.

The new compositions a obtainable in a This application is a divisional application of our known manner by incorporating into such new applicatiim Senal 95340 filed. Augusttral or acid washing agents mothprooi'lng agents 1936. HOW Patent issued l 26 as above described. tember 20, 1938, which on its part, is a divisignal The new compositions thus produced are colorapplication of our U. S. application Serial No. less or slightly colored in the dry, state, and are 535,564, filed May 6, 1931, now Patent No. soluble in water. All these soaps, in the form 2,082,188 issued June 1, 1937. oflumps, powders, pastes or solutions, can be W laim;

1.3-phenylene-diamide are emulsified in 80 parts of the alkyl ester of sulfurized cas'tor oil.

Wool treated ina solution of 20 parts of such a soap in 1000 parts of water at 60 C. is cleaned and rendered mothproof at the same time. l5

- A mixture of difierent soaps may be applied,

'3 us d for Simult neo ly cleaning n moth 1. A mothprooflng detergent composition con-' 30 proofing materials liable to attack by moths. sisting essentially of an acid soapy washing agent The follow examples w illustrate our in preponderating proportion and a water-soluble vention but without limiting it thereto. The organic mothprooflng agent having an aflinity pfl y W v c for wool selected from the group consisting of I Example '1 salts of quaternary phosphonium bases, aromatic 35 hydroxy-carboxylic acids, the halogen-substi- 0 f a neutral or acid soa 20 arts fig ffii z 5 tuted products ofthe latter, aryl sulfamides ride are added and the whole is intimately derivatives thereof m which hydrogen atoms 40 i nected to the nitrogen atom of the amino group 20 parts of bis-1.3-dichloro-benzenei-sulfo- 4o Instead of the triphenyl-dichloro-benzyl-phosare replaced by aryl or alkyl radicals phonium chloride also other salts oi quaternary A mothproofing detergent compsmn phosphonium bases can be used either alone or 51513118 essentially of n acid soapy Washing agent mixed with one another, the quantity depending in p p afl p p rt and p e ylon the efficacy of selected compounds. 10 parts dichloro-benzyl phosphonlum hl0ride.Sa1d 60111- 45 of this special soap dissolved in 1000 parts of position being at the most only slightly colored water are used for washing woolen material in in the dry state, being soluble in water, and being the customary manner at about 40 to C. The adapted for simultaneously cleaning and rendermaterial treated in such a manner is cleaned and ing -mothproof wool, feathers, hair and like 50 mothprooi'ed at the same time. materials. 50

' 3. A mothprooflng detergent composition conadapted ior simultaneously 'cleaning'and rendersisting essentially oi the sodium salt of oleyling mothproot wool, feathers, hair and like hydroxyethane sulfonic acid in preponderating materials. proportion and dichloro-sallcylic acid, said commm mm,

5 position being at the most only slightly colored THE DOR, mm. 5

in the dry state, being soluble in water, and being Y 

